Challenge Cactus8" x 10" approx.Caran d'Ache Neopastel oil pastelswhite wirebound ProArt sketchbook paperPhoto reference provided by weezy on WetCanvas.com for the Oil Pastel Studio Forum's September Oil Pastel Challenge. The challenge was not to use either brown or green sticks to do the cactus. The mixed greens were relatively easy, a dark muted blue and a blue-gray with a light yellow over them, but the golden browns in the flower tips took a lot of testing orangy yellows and yellows over various purples to get the hue and value right.

Thank you! I've been on LJ a long time and usually update every time I do any art. At least I try to remember to post here as well as WC.

There's an LJ Group called artsomofo that does daily art throughout the month of October. It's a lot of fun, wide variety of styles, a good way to stay sane while waiting for NaNoWriMo to start. You might like it -- it gets intense with a lot of cool posts every day and I like your art too. Click on artsomofo to join, I hope to see you there! Starts October 1 but sometimes people post introductions and stuff sooner warming up to it.